Wyoming Statutes

Wyo. Stat. § 14-2-317 (2026)

Effect of order of termination.

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(a) An order terminating the parent-child legal
relationship divests the parent of all legal rights and
privileges and relieves the child of all duties to that parent
except:

          (i) The order does not divest that parent of duties
and support obligations unless otherwise specifically ordered by
the court or the child is adopted; and
          (ii) Except as provided in W.S. 2-4-107(a)(i), the
right of the child to inherit from the parent shall not be
affected by the order.

     (b) The parent whose parent-child legal relationship has
been terminated is not thereafter entitled to the notice of
proceedings for the adoption of the child, nor has he any right
to object to the adoption or otherwise participate in the
adoption proceedings.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 8 cases, 1989–2017 · leading case: Matter of Adoption of JLP, 774 P.2d 624 (Wyo. 1989).

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Matter of Adoption of JLP, 774 P.2d 624 (Wyo. 1989). · cites it 4× “[3] If appellant's parental rights were properly terminated, and we herein determine they were, then appellant was a stranger to the subsequent adoption proceeding and had no right to object to or participate in that proceeding.”

Matter of TLB, 771 P.2d 811 (Wyo. 1989). · cites it 4× “*813 On November 24, 1987, the father filed a petition to terminate his child support obligation, arguing that, since his parental rights had “in essence” been terminated by the district court’s March 5, 1987, order, he was no longer obligated to pay child support pursuant to…”

DM v. State, 401 P.3d 949 (Wyo. 2017). · cites it 2× “Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 14-2-317 (LexisNexis 2017).”

In Interest of MKM, 792 P.2d 1369 (Wyo. 1990). · cites it 2× “W.S. 14-2-317 (July 1986 Replacement). This did not occur.”

WR v. Natrona Cnty. Dep't of Fam. Servs., 916 P.2d 991 (Wyo. 1996). · cites it 2× “WR also speculates about the potential general evils of Wyo.Stat. § 14-2-317 (1986), which provides: An order terminating the parent-child legal relationship divests the parent and the child of all legal rights, privileges, duties and support obligations with respect to each…”

RB v. State, Dep't of Fam. Servs., 406 P.3d 723 (Wyo. 2017). · cites it 2× “” Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 14-2-317 (b) (LexisNexis 2017).”

PR v. Shannon, 777 P.2d 1106 (Wyo. 1989). “The result is quite different from that described in § 14-2-317, W.S. 1977 (July 1986 Repl.). Resolution can be attained only by a final decree of adoption, which probably will never occur.”

TG v. Dep't of Pub. Assistance & Soc. Servs., 783 P.2d 155 (Wyo. 1989). “Wyoming Statute § 14-2-317, emphasis supplied. Clearly, the legislature intended a change in the termination act.”

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